公开(公告)号：US11984739B1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17389999

申请日：2021-07-30

Applicant: STEELCASE INC.

Inventor： Bruce Smith ,  Bo Anderson ,  Karl Jahn Mead ,  Robert Scheper ,  Hyun Yoo ,  Michael Held ,  Justin Glen Beitzel

IPC: H01M10/46 ,  H02J7/00

CPC classification number: H02J7/00034 ,  H02J7/0044 ,  H02J7/0049

Abstract: A system and methods including workstations for use in office spaces where the workstations include electrical couplers and power distribution systems for coupling portable and rechargeable batteries to the arrangements and delivering electrical charge to affordance devices where battery charging stations are located at different locations throughout a facility and alerts including nearest charging station with fully charged batteries are provided to employees at the stations when battery depletion thresholds are met or where batteries are automatically delivered to facility locations via automated robotic carts when needed.